Microsoft Launches RFID Software Project

securitas writes "RFID Journal reports on the first Microsoft RFID software pilot project. Microsoft launched the six-month pilot in December with KiMs, Denmark's largest snack food producer. Microsoft plans to bring the new RFID-enabled supply chain management software (Axapta Warehouse Management) to market next year, targeting small- to medium-sized businesses. The news comes after Microsoft announced its Smarter Retailing Initiative, tools based on RFID and .Net Web services. More on this latest development at CNet and InformationWeek."

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Microsoft's new slogan

[surstrmming]

So with RFID integrated firmly in the OS, Microsoft can change their slogan to "Where have you gone today?"

privacy advocates 1, other guys zip

[MoFoQ]

now that microsoft is *cough* *cough* writing the software, there's less to worry about since it'll crash before they can even collect and mine data.

Now if it was some body else or if it was linux, it would be "1984" all over again.

Yeah, baby, it's MICRO-F*CKING-SOFT!

[Qbertino]

It's so breathtaking just to watch it every time.
Once a new market opens up, M$ is right there with some whitepaper some guy in the company came up with wile taking a dump. Something like 36 hours later you have an army of marketeers all over it, designing Logos and Brandnames ('Axapta' - expect to axept it! ...or something) and acting so the ham that anyone not an expert on big software players way of bullshitting the customer just _must_ have the impression that M$ solutions are so much on top of things. It's really astounding just to watch this unfold.
Ah, well, in five years from now, when - as usual - billions of customers have been ripped and - as usual - the first OSS developers get really pissed with the crap they have to fuss with on their dayjobs, we're gonna see the first OSS ERP RFID integrations popping up here and there. It's just like with classic ERP slowly being crept into by compiere and the very promising GNU Enterprise project - there is no way you can beat it in the end.
Anyway, the smartass attitude that MS displays allthough they don't have any more clue than the rest is just amazing.